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TdF was really only a prep race for the olympic TT for Wiggins so there's that.
So now it's official, congrats on a dominant Giro victory. His 3rd GT win. Very few guys in history had more GTs at this age but Pogacar set such a standard from early years that another GT win looked well overdue. His 9th big win (3 GTs + 6 monuments) classify him as #1 in this century, not too shabby!
Wiggins did have an appointment at the podium ceremony after the stage.
Wiggins won a sprint himself ahead of 'The biggest race in the world' against the Lieuwe Westra
Congratulations for winning the Giro with very good perfomances on this race.
Majka just said in an interview with contador that pogi is going to be even stronger at the tour. [content deleted]
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Absolutely perfect first half of the season for Pogačar, 14 wins!
Just hope he doesn't leadout Molano again in a Grand Tour.
Just hope he doesn't leadout Molano again in a Grand Tour.
A monster first part of the season: a GT, a monument, other important races (Strade, Catalunya), ten stages. All won in absolutely dominant fashion. Only MSR victory is missing to make it perfect but 3rd is good as well. Great season already and it's far from over. He should feel less pressure from now on.
Reading these forums i get the feeling it's quite redundant to watch the actual races.
We know it all: Watts per kilo, preparation details, who's the greatest and who's the next Merckx,
who will crack when and how, who should wind and most importantly: who is actually going to.
So, looking at all these crashes I got an idea: why not just go with all the excellent knowledge and opinions, why risk the rider's health? Just have a poll, some betting, perhaps throw in a watts/kilo Zwift session and we're done.
And then we can all have a nice chat.
We know it all: Watts per kilo, preparation details, who's the greatest and who's the next Merckx,
who will crack when and how, who should wind and most importantly: who is actually going to.
So, looking at all these crashes I got an idea: why not just go with all the excellent knowledge and opinions, why risk the rider's health? Just have a poll, some betting, perhaps throw in a watts/kilo Zwift session and we're done.
And then we can all have a nice chat.
So it is confirmed, Pog wins his 3rd grand tour in a so far stellar season. Hard to gauge his true level due to no Vingegaard but no signs of him fading with old age. Hard to believe he is still only 25.
Now all the Pogacar fans (including myself) hope he recovers well, stays healthy and uninjured and can really give the Tour de France a big shake.
I still think a motivated Roglic and fresh and maturing Remco can be the big threats along with possibly his legs in the 3rd week. There is good reason why no rider has managed to win the double in 26 years. But so far this does look more promising than Alberto Contador's attempts in 2011 and 2015. We will see.
Now all the Pogacar fans (including myself) hope he recovers well, stays healthy and uninjured and can really give the Tour de France a big shake.
I still think a motivated Roglic and fresh and maturing Remco can be the big threats along with possibly his legs in the 3rd week. There is good reason why no rider has managed to win the double in 26 years. But so far this does look more promising than Alberto Contador's attempts in 2011 and 2015. We will see.
Didn‘t know Tadej was a trophy, but if that‘s cannibalism…
The trophy has grown on him.
Better not to compare this Giro with the last Tour, it has nothing to do with it, here he has only forced when he wanted and maybe we haven't seen everything. But he's probably much better this May than in May 2023
...and there's a month of preparation left.He obviously achieved a higher level of climbing, but May volume training did not exist, he had no base, foundation or whatever you want to call it.
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Trying to eat the Roglic engraving right off.
To be fair Wiggins had a home Olympics TT a week later where he was a big favourite to win so that is a very similar circumstance.
4400 CQ points in the running score!!
And more than double the points of number 2 on this year's list.
And more than double the points of number 2 on this year's list.
Currently at UAE altitude camp is Sivakov, Politt, Almeida, Wellens, Ayuso and Yates. They had more provisional riders on the list than this so I wonder if they have already decided on the team?
Pog is going to altitude with Urska when she is back from racing in Spain and not sure who else will joint them there.
Pog is going to altitude with Urska when she is back from racing in Spain and not sure who else will joint them there.
Score looks unreal4400 CQ points in the running score!!
And more than double the points of number 2 on this year's list.
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